The Washington Post is the leading daily newspaper in the nation’s capital and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Co. The company posted revenues of $648 million from its newspaper publishing division in 2011; the Post employs approximately 2,200 people.
LEGAL TEAM AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL
General counsel Eric Lieberman heads a team of three lawyers; the subsidiary that ran the Post‘s website employed two lawyers, but when site management was merged with the print division in January 2010 the overall attorney headcount was cut by one position. In a new hire, Lieberman looks for candidates who can excel at identifying the legal and reputational risks to the company. “In addition to spotting issues, a Post lawyer has to be able to provide clear, sensible and practical advice to commercial departments and to the newsroom, frequently on deadline,” he said.
